Katy litigates employment disputes before state and federal courts and administrative agencies and counsels clients on compliance with employment laws. She represents clients in disputes involving discrimination, wage and hour claims, and restrictive covenants. Her practice also encompasses counseling clients on federal and state WARN Act compliance, employee handbooks, employment-related documents, and other employment and labor issues.
Kathryn also has experience with complex commercial, professional liability, and real estate litigation.
Prior to joining Mintz, Katy was a litigation associate at a Boston-based law firm, where she worked on a wide range of litigation, including employment matters. Earlier, she served as a special assistant attorney general at the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General through BC Law’s Public Service Legal Fellowship program.
While attending law school, Katy served as a legal intern to the Honorable Peter Agnes, Jr., Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court, and a research assistant for the Boston College Center for Human Rights and International Justice.
In law school, Katy served as an academic law fellow for The Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy at Boston College and co-chair of the Law Student Association’s Appointments and Promotions Committee. She also received the John D. O'Reilly, Jr. Award for her contributions and service to the law school community and a top oralist award in BC Law’s Wendell S. Grimes Moot Court Competition.
viewpoints
Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave: “Topping Off” Benefits is Determined by Employer Policy
September 18, 2024 | Blog | By Natalie C. Groot, Kathryn Droumbakis
Effective November 1, 2023, the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (the “Department”) required employers to permit an employee, in the employee’s sole discretion, to supplement or “top off” their Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (“MA PFML”) benefit with any accrued paid leave (e.g., vacation, sick time, or other available paid time off) (together, “PTO”) so the employee could receive 100% of their regular wages during the MA PFML leave. This required employers whose Private Plans under MA PFML did not permit “topping off” to revise their plans accordingly. We wrote about it here.
Update: EEOC Issues Final Guidance on Workplace Harassment
May 29, 2024 | Blog | By Delaney Busch, Kathryn Droumbakis, Tom J. Pagliarini, Michael Arnold
The CDC Issues New COVID-Related Guidance: What This Means for Employers
March 26, 2024 | Blog | By Andrew Bernstein, Kathryn Droumbakis
The DOL Issues a Final Rule Returning the Independent Contractor Classification Analysis under the FLSA to a More Employee-Friendly Test, Forcing Employers to Think Critically About Their Use of Independent Contractors in the Workplace
January 25, 2024 | Blog | By Brendan Lowd, Kathryn Droumbakis
Pay Transparency Law on the Horizon for Massachusetts Employers
October 30, 2023 | Blog | By Brendan Lowd, Kathryn Droumbakis, Danielle Dillon
Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Updates – What Employers Need to Know
October 19, 2023 | Blog | By Natalie C. Groot, Emma Follansbee, Kathryn Droumbakis
Changes May be Coming to White-Collar Exemption Salary Thresholds
September 11, 2023 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Kathryn Droumbakis
Supreme Court Clarifies the Meaning “Salary Basis” Under Federal Overtime Law
March 3, 2023 | Blog | By Brendan Lowd, Kathryn Droumbakis
News & Press
Cannabis Ruling Lights Path For Bankruptcy Protection
April 16, 2024
Ruling Casts Shadow On Cannabis Employees' Ch. 13 Relief
February 16, 2023
Associates Jane Haviland, Kathryn Droumbakis, and Rachel Sposato co-authored an article published by Law360 discussing bankruptcy relief for employees in the cannabis industry.
Events & Speaking
Involvement
- Boston Bar Association